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Castlerickard water level

River gauge, Blackwater (Enfield), Meath, Ireland

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.62m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 2.81 m

History

0.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 170.60.81.0mOct 11Oct 14Oct 17
0.60.81.0mSep 18Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 170.60.81.0mSep 18Oct 2Oct 17
-012mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026-012mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
-012mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-012mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Blackwater (Enfield) at Castlerickard is at 0.62 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.68 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.06 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.63 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.55 m and 0.66 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.68 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.47 m – 1.03 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Same day last year
0.63 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.55 m – 0.66 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.08 m – 2.59 m
Highest on record
2.81 m

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the OPW and Met Éireann.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 13 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 7 km/h
19 Mon 12° 2° 0.3 mm Wind 15 km/h
20 Tue 14° 8° – Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 39 mm, 55% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 9° 3° 0.9 mm, 39% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° 12 mm, 67% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:58 AM Sunset 06:29 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 41%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KillyonRiver gauge, Deel (Raharney) 0.38 m Normal −0.01 m 3.2 km
Boyne AqueductRiver gauge, Boyne 0.55 m Normal −0.01 m 4.4 km
TremblestownRiver gauge 0.43 m Normal −0.01 m 9.6 km
TrimRiver gauge, Boyne 0.82 m Normal ±0 12 km
LiscartanRiver gauge, Blackwater (Kells) 0.55 m Normal −0.03 m 24 km
Navan WeirRiver gauge, Boyne 0.60 m Normal ±0 24 km
BlackcastleRiver gauge, Boyne 0.43 m Normal ±0 25 km
ClonbullogeRiver gauge, Figile 0.19 m Normal −0.01 m 27 km

Questions and answers

Is the Blackwater (Enfield) at Castlerickard higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.63 m.

What is a normal level for the Blackwater (Enfield) at Castlerickard in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.68 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.47 m and 1.03 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.62 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Castlerickard today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT+1, the water level was 0.62 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Castlerickard rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Castlerickard normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Castlerickard?

The highest level on record is 2.81 m.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie)
Station code
opw:07003 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.48552, -6.92185 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero
59.885 m
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
CC BY 4.0. Contains Irish Public Sector Information licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence (source waterlevel.ie - provided by the Office of Public Works)

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.62 m 2026-10-17 14:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Castlerickard (opw:07003). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/meath/castlerickard

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer